debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ten; 10; ten years of age
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Niigata (city, prefecture)
in the city; within the city
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)